How can we Help our Mother Earth with our Environmental Issues?

Pollution, global warming, the destruction of rain forests and other wild habitats, and acid rain, these are the problems that we have almost seemed to hear every day that were affecting our environment, of today. Well, these really are depressing, but we must not lose hope because it’s not yet too late, we can still change our environment by starting it within ourselves. Every one of us, whatever age we are, can do something to help and can reverse some of the damages to our environment. This could really need participation, not only by a one person but also to all of us. We just can’t leave these to the experts to solve these problems because we have a responsibility for our environment. We must learn to live in a sustainable way and this would include learning to use our natural resources, which would include the freshwater, air, forests, and seas without damaging them. We must help our mother earth to be in a good condition and satisfying, so that our future generations could still have the same natural resources that we still have.

With our simple ways, we can help our environment. This would include the following:

• Reuse or recycle papers to help save trees. When you have papers, which are scratched for you, or papers that can still be written on the back, reuse them for your additional notes, shopping lists, or even you can use it as coloring sheets. Use cloth napkins instead of paper ones
• Please try to avoid buying plastics. It’s hard to recycle. However, we could still reuse them by using them to put your trashes at home.
• To your old clothes, give them to the charity shops or boxes. With this you are helping people, and you would also make them glad.
• Turn off the lights when you’re not using it. Use less energy. You can buy compact fluorescents to replace that energy common in most homes. If you are using your computer, turn off the monitor if you are going to be away from it for a while. For your portable radio, make sure it’s plugged in when you are indoors and not using batteries. Using batteries might save a little on your bill, but they are not good for the environment.
• Use a bicycle or walk in short destinations instead of using your cars. Reducing our dependence on fossil fuels would also reduce air pollutants that are increasing the problem of global warming. Walking and using a bicycle is also a good exercise.
• Don’t waste water. Even a little drip can waste lots of water. When using the sink be sure that you have turned it off. If your tap leaks, replace it immediately. To reduce the amount of water needed per flush, you can put a brick in your toilet tank.
• Do not use chemical fertilizers, pesticides in your garden. The toxic chemicals can enter  your streams, ponds or even in your drinking water. These pesticides don’t just kill the bad insects but this would also kill the beneficial insects and creates health problems for humans. Leave grass clippings on the yard, they decompose and return nutrients to the soil.
• Do not litter. Do not throw your garbage’s anywhere but help others by picking up trash and throwing it to the proper place.
• Invite people to do something to help the environment every day.